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Popular (Genre) Fiction Masterpieces of High Literary Value - Page 4

187 works of category (genre) fiction that are also works of literature worthy of serious reading. The categories considered are:
Mystery/Detective, Crime, intrigue/Spy, high fantasy, horror/dark fantasy, Science Fiction, Gothic romance, and westerns. There are many, many more than are listed here, because the best writing is very often found in the genres.
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
121
Neil Gaiman
Our Man in Havana (Penguin Classics)
Our Man in Havana
122
Penguin Classics
The Ox-Bow Incident (Clark, Walter Van Tilburg)
The Ox-Bow Incident
123
Clark, Walter Van Tilburg
Pattern Recognition (William Gibson)
Pattern Recognition
124
William Gibson
A Perfect Spy (John Le Carré)
A Perfect Spy
125
John Le Carré
Playback (Raymond Chandler)
Playback
126
Raymond Chandler
The Poet (Michael Connelly)
The Poet
127
Michael Connelly
POP.1280 (Jim Thompson)
POP.1280
128
Jim Thompson
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE James M Cain
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE James M Cain
129
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
130
Daphne Du Maurier
Rendezvous in Black
Rendezvous in Black
131
Ride the Pink Horse (Hughes)
Ride the Pink Horse
132
Hughes
The Road to Perdition (Collins)
The Road to Perdition
133
Collins
The Searchers (Lemay)
The Searchers
134
Lemay
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
135
Emily St.John Mandel
Shadowland (Peter Straub)
Shadowland
136
Peter Straub
Shane (Schaefer)
Shane
137
Schaefer
The Shape of Things to Come (Wells)
The Shape of Things to Come
138
Wells
She (H. Rider Haggard)
She
139
H. Rider Haggard
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up
140
John Brunner
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
141
Stephen King
Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player
142
The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Sign of Four
143
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sirens of Titan (Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
144
Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Slaughterhouse-Five
145
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
146
Neal Stephenson
Song of Kali (Simmons)
Song of Kali
147
Simmons
The Southern Reach Trilogy (Jeff Vandermeer)
The Southern Reach Trilogy
148
Jeff Vandermeer
Spook Country (William Gibson)
Spook Country
149
William Gibson
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
150
John Le Carré
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
151
Stephen King
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
152
John Brunner
Starmaker (Olaf Stapledon)
Starmaker
153
Olaf Stapledon
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
154
Emily St John Mandel
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
155
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
156
Robert A. Heinlein
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
157
Patricia Highsmith
A Study in Scarlet (Doyle)
A Study in Scarlet
158
Doyle
The Sun Down Motel (Simone St. James)
The Sun Down Motel
159
Simone St. James
The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr Ripley
160
Patricia Highsmith
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